Ask Joan Movie coming soon!

“Joan Price’s unapologetic sexuality in her 80s represents a radical stand against gendered ageism.”

– Deirdre Fishel, award-winning independent filmmaker

Watch the Ask Joan trailer :

Background

In 2024, I told you about a documentary being made about me: “Want to be interviewed in a film?” So much has happened since then! Deirdre Fishel and her talented crew visited me three times, seven days of filming total. They filmed me working on my Senior Planet column, doing media interviews, consulting with a senior with sex questions, even teaching my line dance class — and most lately, getting married on July 23, 2026!

 

 

 

 

 

My private life was also filmed: from mundane things like washing my face to sexy highlights of enticing Mac to an afternoon delight. (Don’t worry — clothing stayed on, at least while the camera was running!) We did multiple interviews, and you’ll learn plenty about my life; my feelings; my views on aging, grief, and sex; my commitment to senior sex education. Mac was also interviewed, so you’ll get that side of the story, too.

 

 

Can you help?

The film is almost done, and I’m thrilled about it! But here’s the thing: it has become extremely difficult for independent films to get grants and other funding, despite the filmmaker’s stellar reputation and the quality of this movie. This has slowed down completion of the film. If my work has been valuable to you, or if you think a film about sex-positivity in older age needs to be out in the world, I hope you’ll donate here to move it to completion. Even a little bit helps!

 

A message from filmmaker Deirdre Fishel:

We live in a society that too often denies the sexuality of seniors. When I turned 60, I went looking for proof otherwise — and I found Joan Price. The moment I met her, I knew I wanted to make a film about her. Because Joan, at 82, is unapologetically sexual. She teaches something too often hidden in our society: sexuality changes, but it doesn’t have to end at 60, or 70, or 80.

After two years, the documentary, Ask Joan, is almost completed! Unfortunately, documentary funding is extremely difficult right now, and we need money to complete these tasks. We know we’ll get there, but we need donations.

If you possibly can, please help us.  No donation is too small. Join us in helping to put Joan — an inspirational model of growing older sexually and vitally — in front of the world. Older people need to be validated, and younger people need to know the joy their future holds.

Hear Deirdre Fishel’s message on Instagram

 

What was it like being filmed for a documentary? My answer.